Joshua W. Jipp, Ph.D. (2012), Emory University, is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has published articles on the New Testament in New Testament Studies, Journal of Biblical Literature, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, and Catholic Biblical Quarterly.

"offers a robust model of the integration of traditional historical-critical and contemporary literary modes of interpretation. [...] a fresh and evocative reading of both the Malta episode and of hospitality themes in Luke-Acts. The volume is highly recommended for Lukan scholars and persons interested in social patterns and practices in early Christianity." – Thomas E. Phillips, Claremont School of Theology, in: Biblical Interpretation 23 (2015)

• Chapter 1: The Episode at Malta (Acts 28:1-10): A Lukan Text ‘Full of the Viewpoint of Antiquity’Chapter 2: Placing the Episode at Malta: A Preliminary Examination of Acts 28:1-10 within its Literary ContextChapter 3: Establishing the Cultural Script of Hospitality to Strangers in the Graeco-Roman WorldChapter 4: The Cultural Script of Hospitality to Strangers in the Hebrew Bible and Post-biblical Jewish LiteratureChapter 5: The Grammar, Symbols, and Practices of Hospitality in the Lukan WritingsChapter 6: Divine Visitations and Hospitality in Luke-ActsChapter 7: Divine Visitations and Hospitality in the Malta Episode: An Interpretation of Acts 28:1-10 and its Literary Function in Luke-ActsBibliography

Joshua W. Jipp, Ph.D. (2012), Emory University, is Assistant Professor of New Testament at Trinity Evangelical Divinity School. He has published articles on the New Testament in New Testament Studies, Journal of Biblical Literature, Journal for the Study of the New Testament, and Catholic Biblical Quarterly.

"offers a robust model of the integration of traditional historical-critical and contemporary literary modes of interpretation. [...] a fresh and evocative reading of both the Malta episode and of hospitality themes in Luke-Acts. The volume is highly recommended for Lukan scholars and persons interested in social patterns and practices in early Christianity." – Thomas E. Phillips, Claremont School of Theology, in: Biblical Interpretation 23 (2015)

• Chapter 1: The Episode at Malta (Acts 28:1-10): A Lukan Text ‘Full of the Viewpoint of Antiquity’Chapter 2: Placing the Episode at Malta: A Preliminary Examination of Acts 28:1-10 within its Literary ContextChapter 3: Establishing the Cultural Script of Hospitality to Strangers in the Graeco-Roman WorldChapter 4: The Cultural Script of Hospitality to Strangers in the Hebrew Bible and Post-biblical Jewish LiteratureChapter 5: The Grammar, Symbols, and Practices of Hospitality in the Lukan WritingsChapter 6: Divine Visitations and Hospitality in Luke-ActsChapter 7: Divine Visitations and Hospitality in the Malta Episode: An Interpretation of Acts 28:1-10 and its Literary Function in Luke-ActsBibliography